Nose-piece for eyeglasses.



W. R. JOHNSON. NOSE PIEGE FOR EYEGLASSES.

APYPLIOATION FILED MAY 21,1910.

Patented Dec. 6,1910.

uni/IA WILLIAM R. JOHNSON, 01? LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.

NOSE-PIECE FOR EYEGLASSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

Application filed May 21, 1910. Serial No. 562,637.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM R. JOHNSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Little Rock, in the county of Pulaski and State ofArkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNose-Pieces for Eyeglasses, of which the .following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in eye-glasses, and moreparticularly to nosepieces therefor.

The object of the invention is to provide an eye-glass nose-piece ofsuch construction that it will effectively prevent the glasses fromslipping on the nose, and which will also serve as a guard to preventthe lenses from being broken when the eye-glasses fall upon a pavementor other hard surface.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists of thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafterfully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which 4 Figure l is a side elevation of a pair ofeye-glasses showing my improved nose-pieces applied thereto. Figs. 2 and3 are sectional views taken respectively on the planes inclicated by thelines 22 and 3-3 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing a slightlydifferent embodiment of my invention in the form of an attachment forapplication to ordinary upright nose-pieces now commonly used oneye-glasses. Fig. 5 is a rear perspective view of the device shown inFig. 4:.

My improved nose-piece consists of a horizontally disposed cross member1 arranged on an upright member 2. This member 2 may be of any form andconstruction and as illustrated it is constructed in a well known mannerand consists of a cushion of cork or other material secured to a spring3, the lower end of which is fastened to one of the lense frames 4,while the upper end of the same has a loose slot and pin connection withthe resilient bridge-piece 5, said connection being indicated by thenumeral 6. The cross member 1 may also be of any form and constructionbut is preferably in the form of a straight bar composed of a piece ofcork or other cushioning material 7 mounted on a metal backing 8. Thisbacking 8 may be made integral with the spring 3, or separate from thesame and permanently secured thereto so that the cross member forms apermanent part of the uprightmember of the nose-piece. As illustrated inthe first three figures of the drawings, the backing plate 8 is formedintegral with the part 3 and is channeled to receive the cork cushion 7,whereby the latter Will be retained in position.

By making the cross member 1 comparatively long and disposing ittransversely of the upright part 2 of the nose-piece so that itslongitudinal axis will be disposed at right angles to the plane of thelenses, it will be seen that the device will effectively grip the noseand prevent slipping of the glasses, and will serve as a guard toprevent the lenses from striking against a stone floor or pavement, orany other hard, flat surface on Which they may be accidentally dropped.Owing to the transverse disposition of the member 1 it will be seen thateither end of said member will strike the fiat surface and the lens, orlenses, will consequently be prevented from breaking.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown another embodiment of the invention in theform of an attachment which may be applied to ordinary uprightnose-pieces now commonly used on eye-glasses. This attachment isindicated by the numeral 1 and comprises a cushioning member 7 of corkor the like, and a metallic backing member 8 the latter carrying spacedlugs 9 adapted to straddle an upright nosepiece N and to be clampedthereon by a transverse screw 10. The metal backing 8 is preferablyformed from a piece of sheet metal and is of channel shape, whereby thecushion 7 is retained in position; and the lugs or ears 9 are preferablyformed integral with the metal plate 8 by slitting the end portions ofthe same to form tongues and then bending these tongues at right anglesto the plate and into parallel relation, as shown more clearly in Fig.

lVhile I have shown and described in detail two of the preferredembodiments of my invention, I wish it understood that I do not limitmyself to the same, since changes in the form, proportion andarrangement of parts, and in the details of construction, may be madewithin the spirit and scope of my invention. For example, the crossmember of the nose-piece may be made without a cork cushioning piece,and said member may be applied to any kind of upright nose-piece,

.and to any portion of the same.

hat is claimed is:

1. An attachment for application to an upright nose-piece comprising amember, a backing plate having said member attached thereto and havingits ends slit to form tongues, the latter being bent into parallelrelation to provide spaced lugs which are adapted to straddle an uprightnose-piece to dispose said member transversely with respect thereto, anda fastening connecting the lugs to retain the member on the nosepiece.

2. Eye-glasses comprising a pair of lenses, a bridge piece connectingsaid lenses, and having inwardly extending ends, springs having theirlower ends attached to said lenses and their upper ends attached to saidinwardly extending ends of said bridge piece, an upright cushioningmember attached to each of said springs, a transverse packing memberalso attached to each spring and disposed substantially at right anglesthereto, and a transverse cushioning bar carried by said packing,extending across said upright cushioning member and projecting forwardlyand also rearwardly therefrom.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

\VILLIAM R. JOHNSON.

WVitnesses:

T. L. BILLINGRATH, B. I-IUGHEs.

